So first let me say this baby was a complete surprise. I have 3 children ages 5 years -18 months. My ovulation date was apparently messed up because of me having surgery at the beginning of that month and I ovulated the day before AF was supposed to start. Anyway. This is our final baby. I want to do something special, maybe a gender reveal or a cookout to celebrate. But i don't want people to think i'm greedy and asking for stuff ( far from the truth, we are planning on getting everything no problem) I feel like every baby should be celebrated. This little one was non the less a blessing. ( God plays funny tricks :P ) I don't want people to think i'm being tacky. What should I do, a little celebration or just not worry about it? I find out in about 3 weeks what i'm having.
I wanted to do something a bit more for this one but ended up just having a special moment with our girls and taking video to send to our family. No one is throwing us a shower. We've done it all on our own. I think you do what you want and screw what people think. I think having a little BBQ reveal would be fun but just ask people to bring a dish to share. Unless you plan to do a baby shower down the line...I feel both is a bit over-doing it.
Quoting SomeMommy:
I wanted to do something a bit more for this one but ended up just having a special moment with our girls and taking video to send to our family. No one is throwing us a shower. We've done it all on our own. I think you do what you want and screw what people think. I think having a little BBQ reveal would be fun but just ask people to bring a dish to share. Unless you plan to do a baby shower down the line...I feel both is a bit over-doing it.
No i'd only do a cookout or something. :)
Quoting Kansas Bonanno:
No i'd only do a cookout or something. :)
For the gender reveal or as a baby shower? I'd just pick one and go for it!
Quoting SomeMommy:
For the gender reveal or as a baby shower? I'd just pick one and go for it!
Yea for the reveal, I don't really feel comfortable having another shower, I threw one for myself with my son ( he was our first boy so we had nothing ) like 4 people came and most of those were family ( not saying i was being greedy i just spent alot of money for nothing ya know ) Unless someone ended up throwing one.
Quoting Kansas Bonanno:
Yea for the reveal, I don't really feel comfortable having another shower, I threw one for myself with my son ( he was our first boy so we had nothing ) like 4 people came and most of those were family ( not saying i was being greedy i just spent alot of money for nothing ya know ) Unless someone ended up throwing one.
That sounds fun! I wanted a shower for this baby so bad. It's been 8 yrs since our last and he's our first boy but no one did anything and I felt silly having one for myself so I just said forget it...spent the money on baby things myself. I think people will buy or give things once he's here though. If not, no biggie. I think a fun gender reveal cookout will be a great memory for all!
What about waiting til the baby is here and doing a meet and greet.
Quoting Chelle2.5:
What about waiting til the baby is here and doing a meet and greet.
I've never thought about that, baby is due though in Nov. Lots of icky germs then.
I'd do a gender reveal at my cookout. Just food and fun to celebrate.
Do the reveal. I'm sure you will get gifts after baby is born too.
Do gender reveals require presents? That's weird to me lol! My fiancé is insisting I have a baby shower with this baby but I really don't want one, he is being selfish and just thinking that his wealthy family will get all the big things 
anyway, do a cookout, don't tell anyone it's for the gender that way they don't bring anything but food and then surprise them all with the gender reveal.
that's the thing, i really don't care if anyone brings a gift ya know.
Quoting Jess&A:
Do gender reveals require presents? That's weird to me lol! My fiancé is insisting I have a baby shower with this baby but I really don't want one, he is being selfish and just thinking that his wealthy family will get all the big things
anyway, do a cookout, don't tell anyone it's for the gender that way they don't bring anything but food and then surprise them all with the gender reveal.
I would be jumping all over that...
this is his first child? First grandbaby?
Quoting Kansas Bonanno:
that's the thing, i really don't care if anyone brings a gift ya know.
I'd just have a BBQ and meet the baby,or just the BBQ before baby is born, put on the invite to just bring a plate or dish, no gift needed. I would anyways.
Quoting bia.:
I would be jumping all over that...
Haha yeah his first and first grandbaby. Though they consider A their first grabdbaby now.